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Yitzhak Cohen

(1951 - )

Yitzhak Cohen was born in Israel in 1951. He served in the IDF and was educated in a Talmudic college.

Cohen is a former Deputy Mayor of Ashkelon and a former Secretary-General of El Hama'ayan, the Shas-affiliated educational institution.

Yitzhak Cohen was elected to the Knesset in 1996. He served as a member of the Labor and Social Affairs and Finance Committees.

He served as Minister of Religious Affairs from July 1999 until his resignation in July 2000.

In May 2001, Yitzhak Cohen was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance.

In May 2006 Yitzhak Cohen was appointed Minister, responsible for the religious councils. 

Following the 2015 election, Cohen was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Finance in Israel's 34th government.

He is married and has ten children.


Sources: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs